| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
CEU press studies in the history of medicine |
| Contents |
Introductino -- The birth of eugenics in Portugal : early debates and the social and scientific context, 1900-1927 -- Between consolidation and institutionalisation : eugenics, Catholic opposition and the Salazar regime, 1927-1933 -- Apogee and decline : from the establishment of the eugenics society to dissolution into the centre for demographic studies, 1934-1960 -- Race, eugenics and miscegenation in the Portuguese metropole and overseas territories -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This monograph places the science and ideology of eugenics in early twentieth-century Portugal within the context of the development of eugenics in other countries in the same period. The author argues that three factors governed the impact of eugenics in Portugal: a low level of institutionalization, opposition from Catholics and the conservative nature of the Salazar regime. In Portugal eugenic science was confined to three expressions: individualized studies on mental health, often from a 'biotypological' perspective; a particular stance on racial miscegenation in the context of the substan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Portugal -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Catholic Church. fast (OCoLC)fst00531720 |
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Eugenics -- Portugal -- History
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Social justice -- Portugal -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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MEDICAL -- History.
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Eugenics.
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Race relations.
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Social justice.
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Portugal -- Race relations -- History
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| Subject |
Portugal.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9633860296 |
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9789633860298 |
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